Citation: Today 10/12/2010 at approximately 1345
hours while performing procedure 03J01 in Room 2495 (Kill Floor) I
observed the following noncompliance. The Carcass Retain Rail had
approximately 30 hog carcasses on it with the carcasses pushed
together touching each other. Most of these carcasses were
contaminated with fecal material and/or ingesta. I immediately
notified plant management and took regulatory control action as
described in 9 CFR 500.2(a)(2) by stopping production and retaining
these carcasses by placing U. S. Retain Tag #'s B 24763946 & B
24763947. Also a carcass was retained by company personnel for
veterinary disposition and was grossly contaminated with dripping
wet greenish fecal material. This carcass, which was condemned by
the IIC for Peritonitis, grossly cross contaminated 2 other
carcasses which I also retained. One of these carcasses on the
retain rail (U. S. Retain Tag 2463956) was contaminated as it was
pushed up against the company retained carcass and had 2 large
smears of fecal material approximately 18 inches long and 3 inches
wide inside the carcass on the split back bone. The other carcass
(U. S. Retain Tag # B 24763959) had fallen on the floor and a large
amount of fecal material dripped from the company retained carcass
on to it. I verified the trimming and the spraying with a lactic
acid solution of all the U. S. retained carcasses. I reviewed
Establishment 791's HIMP record, HIMP Form 0001 and observed 3
retain rail separation checks were performed with no deficiencies
recorded. Mr. Kill Floor Supervisor was verbally notified of this
noncompliance and the failure to meet regulatory requirement 9 CFR
417.2(e) as well as Establishment 791's HACCP Pork Slaughter Plan
dated 10/11/10 which states in the Hazard analysis, 28) [redacted]
It does provide a means of controlling the hazards through the
critical control points already present in the program. The carcass
retain rail is the holding area for dispositions or carcasses having
need of extensive trimming. Since carcasses on the retain rail are
not permitted to come in contact with each other, the spread of
microbiological problems from one carcass to another is not likely
to occur." Also Establishment 791 failed to follow their HIMP
Program dated 8/31/2010 which states in [redacted]." On 09/28/2010 a
similar noncompliance with the same root cause of improper spacing
on the retain rail was documented on Noncompliance Record #
0069-2010-17436. Establishment 791's stated preventive measures were
"Production Team Members involved in this deviation were retrained
on the importance keeping the carcasses separated to prevent
cross-contamination. Technical Services Technician was also
retrained on the importance of taking control of the carcasses on
the retain rail of they are separated." These preventive measures
were either ineffective or not implement and failed to prevent the
recurrence of this noncompliance. The developing trend of this
noncompliance was discussed at approximately 1445 hours with Mr.
Cut/Kill Superintendent. This document serves as written
notification of a HACCP implementation noncompliance. Continued
failure to meet regulatory requirements could result in further
enforcement and/or administrative action as described in 9 CFR
500.4.

Regulation:

417.2(e) Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 456, 463, 608, and 621, the failure
of an establishment to develop and implement a HACCP plan that
complies with this section, or to operate in accordance with the
requirements of this part, may render the products produced under
those conditions adulterated.